Simple and Sebamed are established European skincare brands offering thoughtful moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and clarifying formulas enriched with ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin. The British collection suits acne-prone and oily skin best, while the German brand excels in supporting sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin through scientifically balanced, skin-neutral pH options. The two diverge primarily in their foundational approaches, with one utilizing specific vitamins for hydration and the other maintaining a steady focus on barrier health through reliable offerings.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Sebamed products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple is a better fit for overall gentle cleansing and moisturizing, earning a High fit for sensitive skin with its toner and micellar waters, while Sebamed works well for oily and acne-prone skin with High fits across its cleanser and gel.
What is the difference between Simple and Sebamed?
Simple offers a much wider range of products on this page, featuring options like micellar waters, toners, and moisturizers with a High fit for sensitive skin, whereas Sebamed provides just two items targeted toward oily and acne-prone skin types. Both brands are fragrance-free.
Simple or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?
Simple offers more cleanser choices on this page, but Sebamed's Facial Cleanser earns a High Lovi fit for a wider variety of skin types including sensitive and combination skin.
Which is more affordable, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple features lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers on the products on this page, whereas Sebamed does not list pricing or value information.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple reviewers often note that the products on this page cause breakouts or irritations, whereas Sebamed is not mentioned for causing them.
Which brand was founded earlier, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple was founded earlier in 1960 in the United Kingdom, whereas Sebamed was founded in 1967 in Germany.
Do any of the products from Simple or Sebamed contain fragrance?
Every product from both Simple and Sebamed on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which brand offers a micellar cleansing water, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple offers micellar cleansing water options on the products on this page, while Sebamed does not.
Simple or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?
Simple offers more choices with several moisturizers like its lightweight hydrating options, while Sebamed provides the Clear Face Care Gel. Lovi rates the moisturizers from both brands as having an Average fit for most skin types, except for Sebamed's gel which has a High fit for oily acne-prone skin.
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Behind this comparison
Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
